Combined ashtray and snuffer



Nov. 23, 1937. v

COMBINED ASHTRAY AND SNUFFER Filed April 28 1956 Edur ardd. 0x 2 33371 ATTORNEY E. c MOULTON 2,100,263

Patented Nov. 23, 1937 UNETE STATES PATENT OFFEE 1 Claim.

The invention relates to a combined ash tray and snufier and more especially to an extinguisher or snufier for a lighted cigarette.

The primary object of the invention is the pro- 5 vision of an extinguisher or snulfer of this character, wherein the same is so constructed that when a lighted cigarette is inserted therein it can be readily and easily extinguished or snufied out and when such snuifer or extinguisher is carried by an ash tray the edges or charred end of the cigarette can be injected into the tray for deposit therein without liability of setting fire or burning of the deposit within the tray, as for example, portions of cigarettes thrown therein 15 when discarded after the smoking thereof.

Another object of the invention is the provision of an extinguisher or snufier of this character, wherein the same is novel in construction and is adaptable to become a part of an ash tray 20 or is capable of being mounted within an automobile or other vehicle for service as an extinguisher or snufier for use by smokers.

A further object of the invention is the provision of an extinguisher or snufier of this char- 25 acter, which is simple in its construction, thoroughly reliable and efficient in its operation, readily and easily operated, strong, durable, and inexpensive to manufacture.

With these and other objects in View, the in- 30 vention consists in the features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing, which discloses the preferred embodiment of the invention and point- 35 ed out in the claims hereunto appended.

In the accompanying drawing:

Figure 1 is a perspective View of an ash tray showing the extinguisher or snuffer constructed in accordance with the invention built therein.

40 Figure 2 is a top plan view.

Figure 3 is a vertical sectional view thereof.

Figure 4 is a vertical sectional view through the extinguisher or snuffer removed from the tray.

45 Figure 5 is an elevation of a modified form.

Figure 6 is a face view of the turning knob of the snufier or extinguisher.

Similar reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views in the drawing.

Referring to the drawing in detail, particularly Figures 1 to 4 inclusive, A designates generally an ash tray which may be of conventional kind and in this instance is made from glass although it may be made from any other suitable material and has disposed at its open top distributed along the rim It] thereof cigarette holders ll, these being conventional while molded or otherwise built in the body of the tray A is an extinguisher or snuifer as will be hereinafter fully 5 described.

This extinguisher or snuffer comprises a barrel l2 preferably made from metal having an upstanding tubular mouth l3 formed with an outwardly curled or rolled edge 14, while within the 10 barrel I2 is a coiled wire l5, one convolution at [6 being opened at one side of the coil to a greater extent than the remaining coils of this wire.

The coil of wire 55 at the end I! is made fixed to a turning knob I8 rotatably fitted at I8 in the outer end of the barrel l2 and this coil of wire i5 is so located to have the coil H5 in confronting relation to the mouth 13 for a purpose presently described.

In building the extinguisher or snuffer in the body of the tray -A the barrel is disposed horizontally while the mouth I! protrudes upwardly through the rim so that free access can be had to this month for the insertion of a cigarette 2U within the mouth when lighted to bring the burning end thereof into the coil l6 whereby on the turning of the coiled wire 15 by the knob is the said coil l6 will snuff or cut off the burning end of the cigarette for the extinguishing of the lighted end thereof. On further turning of the coil of wire I 5 the cut off, extinguished or snufi'ed end of the cigarette 20 will be discharged into the tray A through the inner open end 2! of the barrel l2 as will be clearly apparent from Figures 3 and 4 of the drawing.

In Figure 5 of the drawing there is shown a slight modification wherein the barrel 22 has an externally threaded inner end 23 so that it can be engaged through a suitable opening accom- 40 modating this threaded end within the dash or instrument board of a motor vehicle, a portion of the board being indicated at 24, and the extinguisher or snuffer being made fast in position by a lock nut 25 for service within the motor vehicle for extinguishing or snuffing the lighted end of a cigarette.

It is preferable to have the outer face of the knob l8 marked with arrows 25 and 21, respectively, one being indicative of the normal starting position for operating the coil of wire l5 within the barrel l2 and the other the direction of the turning of this coil of wire by manipulating said knob [8.

The extinguisher or snuffer can be a permanent part of an ash tray or may be a separate article and in both instances is serviceable for the purpose hereinbefore set forth.

The normal position of the coil of wire I5 is to have the coil [6 at the open side thereof confront the mouth |3 so that the lighted end of the cigarette can come well within the coil I6 for the extinguishing or snufiing of such end on the turning of the coil of wire 15. On the turning of the coil of wire [5 the coil I6 will entirely remove the lighted end of the cigarette and when the extinguisher or snufier is built within the ash tray this removed end as within the barrel I2 can be discharged into the body of the ash tray.

What is claimed is:

The combination of a barrel, a knob rotatably fitting one end of said barrel, a mouth extension rising vertically from the barrel and opening thereinto for accommodating a lighted cigarette, and a coil of wire fitted within said knob and snugly confined within said barrel for rotation therein by the knob and having a spread turn for bridging the communication between the mouth extension and said barrel for the snuffing of the lighted end of said cigarette when said cigarette is protruded through the mouth extension into the barrel and into the path of the spread turn.

EDWARD C MOULTGN. 

